Average Weight for Women

As we step into not just another new year, but also a new decade, I'm sure most of you would be ready with all your resolutions, goals, targets and to-do lists. If one of your agendas happens to be losing weight and getting back into shape, then do read through the remainder of this article.

Average Weight and Height

Here are some statistics regarding the recommended average weight for women (in terms of range) as per height. Kindly note that the weight ranges mentioned below are for women with medium body frames i.e. medium physiques. Women with a naturally slim or small build should subtract approximately 10 pounds from both the lower limit as well as the upper limit of the weight ranges. Similarly, women with a naturally large or heavy built should add around 10-12 pounds to both the lower and upper limits of the following weight ranges.

Weight Chart

Height (in feet/inches)	Weight Range (in pounds)
4' 10"	108 to 119
4' 11"	110 to 122
5'	112 to 125
5' 1"	114 to 128
5' 2"	116 to 132
5' 3"	119 to 135
5' 4"	123 to 138
5' 5"	126 to 141
5' 6"	130 to 144
5' 7"	134 to 147
5' 8"	137 to 150
5' 9"	140 to 153
5' 10"	143 to 157
5' 11"	147 to 161
6'	152 to 166
6' 1"	157 to 171
6' 2"	162 to 176

Remember, the above statistics and numbers are meant to serve as a mere guideline as to the recommended ideal weight for women with respect to height. You should bear in mind that these numbers may not necessarily be universally applicable to women all over the world. This is because, a person's weight and body physique is largely dependent upon a number of factors such as:

• Genetics
• Race
• Lifestyle
• Eating habits, and much more

Your genes play a very important role in determining how slim or plump you are, or could be. If both your parents have always been on the heavier side, then there's a fair chance that you too, would have inherited those characteristics from your parents. At times, your background, community, race, etc. also has a bearing on how much you tend to weigh. For example, African-American women are generally known to be a bit on the heavier side. In contrast, the female community from the far east (such as from China, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, etc.) are naturally on the smaller, slimmer side. Last but certainly not the least, your eating habits and your lifestyle has a huge impact on your body weight and your physique. If you remain careless about your diet and end up gorging on junk foods, fried foods and fatty foods, then regardless of whether you are naturally blessed with 'lean 'n' slim' genes or not, you will undoubtedly balloon up and so will your weight. So make sure that you watch what you eat, and that you keep your body fat levels as low as possible.

This was a brief bit of information regarding the weight for women by height. The body mass index (BMI) is another good way of calculating your ideal weight range by height.